Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Tallapoosa (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Tallapoosa. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Madrid County: Fulton (KY), Dunklin, Mississippi, Pemiscot, Scott, Stoddard & Lake (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Tallapoosa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tallapoosa:
- New Madrid County (The home county of Tallapoosa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallapoosa, with the one closest to Tallapoosa listed first.
- Risco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gideon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Portageville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Catron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Marston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Howardville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Lilbourn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Lilbourn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Point Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- New Madrid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallapoosa, with the one closest to Tallapoosa listed first.
- Fagus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Qulin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Broseley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oglesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Fisk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallapoosa, with the one closest to Tallapoosa listed first.
- Malden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Wrightsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Gibson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Holcomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sumach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Kennett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tinkerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Caruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Mississippi County
- East Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pemiscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallapoosa, with the one closest to Tallapoosa listed first.
- North Wardell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- Wardell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Hayward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Peach Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Homestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Netherlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Stewart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Pascola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bragg City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Hayti Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Hayti
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mid City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallapoosa, with the one closest to Tallapoosa listed first.
- LaValle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Bernie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Penermon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Penermon is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Essex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Grayridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- Circle City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Dudley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Guam ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Guam is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallapoosa, with the one closest to Tallapoosa listed first.
- Saint Francis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nimmons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Bell City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Piggott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Pollard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dyer County (TN)
- Boothspoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallapoosa, with the one closest to Tallapoosa listed first.
- Tiptonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Powells Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Sunkist Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- New Markham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Owl City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Owl City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Ridgely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Obion County (TN)
- Samburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tallapoosa, see our County-by-County Page for Tallapoosa.
Cemeteries Near Tallapoosa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tallapoosa.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Tallapoosa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tallapoosa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tallapoosa, with the one closest to Tallapoosa listed first.
- Parma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Branham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kimes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith - Ellis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Portageville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Teroy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Como Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Gilread Cemetery
- Roher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arbuckle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meatte Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ivester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Tallapoosa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tallapoosa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tallapoosa, with the one closest to Tallapoosa listed first.
- Portageville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Como is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Clarkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Malden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Hayward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Holcomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Point Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Stewart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Bernie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sumach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Madrid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Ridge is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tallapoosa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tallapoosa.
Newspapers Published in Tallapoosa ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tallapoosa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tallapoosa, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tallapoosa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Tallapoosa:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to New Madrid County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Dunklin County
- Mississippi County
- Pemiscot County
- Stoddard County
- Clay County
- Dyer County
- Lake County
- Obion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tallapoosa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tallapoosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |